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You can add Charles Barkley to the very large group of folks who are not a fan of how the Los Angeles Lakers are handling Bronny James so far this season.
Bronny being drafted by the Lakers in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft to team up with his father, LeBron, was inevitable and a move that the vast majority of dads out there would make if they were in LeBron’s situation.
We’re long past the point of being frustrated with the Lakers for spending an actual draft pick on Bronny, who did nothing during his one season at USC to earn to be selected in the draft. Signed to a roster? Sure. Being drafted in the second round? Absolutely not.
Bronny and LeBron sharing the floor and becoming the first father-son duo to appear in an NBA game together was a cool moment, which Barkley agrees with, but since then the preferential treatment has reached new heights.
“They’ve handled it awful,” Barkley said on ‘The Bettor Angle’ podcast. “I thought it was great, a little ceremony his first game. But the kid is not ready to play in the NBA. He should be in the G League, so he can…
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